Show creator Steve Levitan reportedly sent a letter to the cast, asking them to work things out amicably.

Bowen, Burrell, Ferguson, Stonestreet and Vergara filed a lawsuit on Tuesday, claiming their current deals violated California's Seven-Year Rule, which prohibits personal services contracts for more than seven years.

The five actors are currently taking home $60,000 per episode and all six are seeking hikes to "somewhere in the neighborhood" of $200,000 an episode.